Bill would darken state solar industry

9:30 PM,
Jun. 28, 2013

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Mollie
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Despite broad and clear support for the Renewable Energy Standard, solar rebate phase-out legislation in House Bill 142 passed the final day of the session.

Key points of the legislation include: Solar rebates of $2 per watt will end in 2013. Rebates will go to $1.50 per watt in 2014, $1 per watt in 2015, 50 cents per watt in 2016, then remain at 25 cents per watt until 2020, and be gone entirely after that.

This language was attached two days before the end of the session in the Senate, and passed by the House on the last day. Utilities get 10 years of Solar Renewable Energy Credits in return for all ...